/ 22 June 2022

Famous floating restaurant sinks, the world’s largest freshwater catch, and Spain says no to ocean wees…

Image source: Wikimedia
Image source: Wikimedia

Hong Kong’s iconic floating Jumbo restaurant has sunk in the South China Sea, its owner says. It’s an inglorious end for the restaurant which boasted high-profile clientele and was once featured in a James Bond film.

The world’s largest freshwater fish on record – a giant stingray measuring 4m and weighing nearly 300kg – has been caught and released in Cambodia’s Mekong River. Who knew stingrays were fish…

The Spanish city of Vigo has banned urinating, using soap/shampoo, and washing cooking utensils in the ocean off its beaches. There are no details about how it’s to be enforced – just beware of the warm patches… 

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